Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24323813-20140310033154

Hi guys, these are just my opinions pasted here to form a friendly debate. I'm an atheist, so I put my reasonings down. I'd love to hear what theists have to say, so please comment ;) just keep it friendly

1. There's no evidence for it—it's just faith based. All the "evidence" for it is easily refutable.

2. It hinders progress. Religion has always gotten in the way of society, causing scientific knowledge to be stifled, people to be massacred without cause, etc. People are fanatic about it.

3. It's old. We invented religion because we could not explain the universe. Now, we can. We don't need religion for answers anymore—science provides them.

4. It hinders the search for knowledge. We, as humans, need to keep questioning: Why? How? When? Who? That is science—the constant doubt drivs us to find answers. Religion is faith based—one does not question it. Faith=not finding answers, being 100% sure you're right about something because you believe. That's not knowledge, that's a fairytale. 